Congresswoman Cherfilus-McCormick Delivers $24 Million in Grant Funding to the Florida Department of Transportation for Florida East Coast Railway Brightline Railway Corridor

Washington, DC - Today, Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick released the following statement announcing a $24,934,138.00 grant to the Florida Department of Transportation for the Florida East Coast Railway Brightline railway corridor: 

“The Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity, or RAISE Discretionary Grant program, provides a unique opportunity for the DOT to invest in road, rail, transit and port projects that promise to achieve national objectives. Previously known as the Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) and Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary Grants, Congress has dedicated nearly $9.9 billion for thirteen rounds of National Infrastructure Investments to fund projects that have a significant local or regional impact.

“I am pleased to announce this $24,934,138.00 grant for the Florida Department of Transportation for the East Coast Corridor Trespassing and Intrusion Mitigation Project. This project will fund the final design and construction of supplemental safety measures at targeted locations along 195 miles of the shared-use Florida East Coast Railway Brightline railway corridor. These include channelization fencing and landscaping improvements, delineators and roadway striping, rail dynamic envelopes, crisis support signs, and R8-8 ("do not stop on tracks") signs.”